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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Julius M’anaiba (",
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    "content": "are projects that exist. The law does not operate in retrospect. It operates from where it is formulated onwards. This Bill will affect those who have their interests and have invested independently. They have water in their homes. They have used pipes, which they bought through their investments. However, at the end of the day, they will be charged by the county governments for the water that they are using. Those are the areas that have not been addressed. Water is a natural resource. We must be careful when making the law on it, for some cannot afford it. It is very good if we address issues affecting our towns like Nairobi, Meru, or any other place. People in rural areas cannot afford three meals a day or have bread on the table. We are talking about the Bottom-Up Economic Model. We should make sure that we uplift those who are down economically. We have returned to those down economically to charge them for a natural resource they have been enjoying from God. We are here today, and everybody is clapping that we need to start charging the common man in the village. Even if it means standing alone, I stand to oppose this Bill because it is not well thought out. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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